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Evansville Purple Aces vs. Cincinnati Bearcats

Dec 29, 2023
FINAL

Box Score

12T
EVAN401858
CIN324476

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Big second half rallies Cincinnati past Evansville 76-58. John Newman III scored 16 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and Cincinnati rallied in the second half to defeat Evansville 76-58 on Friday night.

Player Stats

Evansville Purple Aces logoEVANSVILLEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Joshua Hughes343-70-11-37423217
10Yacine Toumi388-131-20-192123217
3Cam Haffner191-50-20-11110032
2Antonio Thomas250-40-02-21100212
20Kenny Strawbridge Jr.325-131-23-422110314
22Sekou Kalle60-00-01-21000011
1Tanner Cuff276-121-30-041013213
0Gage Bobe191-40-20-00120002
TOTAL-24-5841.4%3-1225.0%7-1353.8%251277101358
Cincinnati Bearcats logoCINCINNATIMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Jamille Reynolds182-60-10-06011014
15John Newman III306-82-32-223022116
30Viktor Lakhin295-130-31-294021211
41Simas Lukosius295-95-80-163103115
1Day Day Thomas302-101-45-667422010
33Ody Oguama60-20-00-03000010
10Josh Reed172-32-30-04201046
2Jizzle James161-61-31-21200114
0Dan Skillings Jr.254-121-41-251102110
TOTAL-27-6939.1%12-2941.4%10-1566.7%422278111276

Play-by-Play

1st halfEVANCIN
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (19:40) Viktor Lakhin made Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
    02
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (19:27) Joshua Hughes missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (19:25) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (19:06) Simas Lukosius made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Newman III.
    05
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (18:50) Cameron Haffner made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Hughes.
    25
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:50) Foul on John Newman III.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:49) Cameron Haffner missed Free Throw.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:48) Jamille Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (18:30) Jamille Reynolds made Dunk. Assisted by John Newman III.
    27
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (18:15) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Haffner.
    57
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (18:06) John Newman III missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (18:06) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:45) Antonio Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (17:42) Viktor Lakhin Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (17:35) Viktor Lakhin Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (17:35) Joshua Hughes Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (17:24) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Jumper.
    77
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (17:10) John Newman III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
    710
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:53) Cameron Haffner missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:50) Simas Lukosius Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (16:45) John Newman III made Layup.
    712
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:35) Yacine Toumi Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:35) Day Day Thomas Steal.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:28) Day Day Thomas missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:26) Viktor Lakhin Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (16:25) Simas Lukosius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (16:22) Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (16:05) Yacine Toumi made Jumper. Assisted by Antonio Thomas.
    912
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (15:50) Jamille Reynolds missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:46) Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:31) Antonio Thomas missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (15:31) Day Day Thomas Block.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:30) Evansville Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (15:26) Yacine Toumi made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr..
    1112
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (15:09) John Newman III Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (15:09) Yacine Toumi Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (14:49) Antonio Thomas Turnover.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:27) Viktor Lakhin missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:25) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (14:10) Simas Lukosius Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (13:53) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Jumper.
    1312
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (13:32) John Newman III made Layup.
    1314
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (13:10) Joshua Hughes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (13:08) Cincinnati Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:51) Viktor Lakhin missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:49) Dan Skillings Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (12:46) Viktor Lakhin made Jumper. Assisted by John Newman III.
    1316
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +3 (12:20) Yacine Toumi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr..
    1616
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (12:10) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (12:07) Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:44) Yacine Toumi missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:42) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:33) John Newman III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:24) Dan Skillings Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (11:24) Dan Skillings Jr. made Layup.
    1618
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (11:11) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (11:08) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:50) Jizzle James missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:47) Sekou Kalle Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:21) Antonio Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:21) Day Day Thomas Block.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:17) Day Day Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (10:08) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (10:05) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (9:41) Foul on Ody Oguama.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (9:41) Antonio Thomas made Free Throw.
    1718
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +1 (9:41) Antonio Thomas made Free Throw.
    1818
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (9:26) Jizzle James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
    1821
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (9:11) Tanner Cuff made Jumper.
    2021
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (9:03) Foul on Sekou Kalle.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (9:03) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (9:03) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (9:03) Dan Skillings Jr. made Free Throw.
    2022
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:49) Gage Bobe missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:45) Dan Skillings Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:41) Day Day Thomas missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:41) Tanner Cuff Block.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:41) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:36) Viktor Lakhin missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:34) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (8:25) Foul on Cameron Haffner.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:25) Day Day Thomas missed Free Throw.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (8:25) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +1 (8:25) Day Day Thomas made Free Throw.
    2023
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (8:06) Joshua Hughes made Dunk. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.
    2223
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (7:56) Jamille Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:53) Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (7:37) Joshua Hughes made Jumper. Assisted by Yacine Toumi.
    2423
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (7:15) Day Day Thomas missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (7:13) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (6:57) Tanner Cuff missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:55) Viktor Lakhin Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:47) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (6:44) Cincinnati Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (6:42) Viktor Lakhin made Layup. Assisted by Simas Lukosius.
    2425
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (6:21) Gage Bobe made Layup. Assisted by Yacine Toumi.
    2625
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (6:03) Jamille Reynolds made Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
    2627
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (5:48) Joshua Hughes made Layup.
    2827
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (5:30) Simas Lukosius Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:30) Joshua Hughes Steal.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (5:26) Cameron Haffner missed Jumper.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (5:22) Jamille Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +2 (5:17) Viktor Lakhin made Jumper. Assisted by Day Day Thomas.
    2829
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (4:57) Yacine Toumi made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Hughes.
    3029
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (4:32) Day Day Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (4:27) Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (4:11) Yacine Toumi made Jumper.
    3229
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:52) John Newman III Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (3:31) Tanner Cuff made Layup.
    3429
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (3:14) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:14) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Block.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (3:11) Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:55) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:52) Ody Oguama Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:43) Jizzle James missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (2:43) Yacine Toumi Block.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:39) Jizzle James Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:30) Foul on Jizzle James.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (2:30) Jizzle James Turnover.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (2:08) Tanner Cuff made Jumper.
    3629
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (1:49) Jizzle James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (1:45) Evansville Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (1:29) Tanner Cuff made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Hughes.
    3829
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    +3 (1:08) Dan Skillings Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jizzle James.
    3832
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:58) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:56) Viktor Lakhin Defensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:50) Ody Oguama missed Dunk.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:49) Ody Oguama Offensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:49) Foul on Kenny Strawbridge Jr..
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:45) Dan Skillings Jr. missed Layup.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:42) Ody Oguama Offensive Rebound.
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:42) Ody Oguama missed Layup.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:41) Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    +2 (0:22) Yacine Toumi made Jumper.
    4032
  • Cincinnati Bearcats logo
    (0:03) Jizzle James missed Jumper.
  • Evansville Purple Aces logo
    (0:00) Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

58Points76
24-58(41.4%)Field Goal(%)27-69(39.1%)
3-12(25.0%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)
7-13(53.8%)Free Throw(%)10-15(66.7%)
29(5)Rebounds(Offensive)49(18)
12Assists22
7Steals7
7Blocks8
11Turnovers12
13(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
9Largest Lead20

Game Details

Friday, December 29, 2023 · 7:00 PM
Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH
attendance: 10,977 (91.4%)